Ironing-board construction



June 10, 1930. JP. DOMAN IRONING BOARD CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 4, 1928 INVENTOR. JOHN P. DOM/l N ATTORN Y.

Patented June 10, 1930 @UNTED stares JOHN P. DOMAN, OF LOS ANGELE$, CALIFORNIA IRONINGr-BOARD CONSTRUCTION Application filed February 4, 1928. Serial No. 251,774.

This invention relates to ironing boards.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved ironing board of the cabinet or enclosed type.

I A further object of my invention is to pro- Vide a novel ironing board and a novel sleeve board which coacts therewith.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means for removably attaching lo the inner end of an ironing board to the cab inet.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a novel brace for an ironing board.

Other objects and advantages of this inven- 15 tion will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet showing my ironing board therein.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the large ironing board in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the ironing board in open position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on line ll 5 19'. of Fig. 1 showing the ironing board in collapsed position, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the sleeve board in folded position.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters I have shown my invention as embodied in a cabinet which includes a top 11, a bottom 12, side stiles 14 and a back 15.

The cabinet is preferably made of a suitable grade of wood and the back 15 may be made of wood veneer or other material.

Extending transversely across the cabinet intermediate the ends I show a transverse member 16 which may be secured in the cabinet by nails 17 or in any other desired man- 'ner. This transverse member is provided with a slot 18 which extends longitudinally thereof and with a rabbet 19 which likewise extends longitudinally thereof.

Spaced a short distance below the transverse member 16 I show a block 20 secured to each of the side stiles 14 in any desired manner. Each of the blocks 20 is provided with a stop portion 21 and with a recess 22 located in the rear of the stop 21. The lower surface of this recess 22 is defined by a curved line 23 to provide a slot of tapering depth.

The ironing board proper is indicated generally at 25. This ironing board may be made of one or more pieces of wood, composition, or other material. The ironing board is provided with a cleat 26 at its inner end which fits within a rabbet 19 previously mentioned. The stop 21 is of such a length that when the ironing board is disposed horizon- 0 tally and the cleat is in the rabbet 19 then the ironing board will rest upon the top of the stop.

To provide a brace for the ironing board I show a member 28 which may be made of wood or metal and which has a curved portion 29 at one end engaging the cabinet at the juncture of the bottom and back. This brace 28 is preferably narrower than the ironing board and is provided with a transverse 7 neck 30 at one end and with an enlarged portion 81 beyond the neck.

Mounted upon the lower surface of the ironing board I show a holding block '33 which may be made of wood or metal and is preferably wedge shaped and has a notch 34: having a transverse knob 35 at its lower end.

The construction is such that the transverse knob fits within the neck portion while the enlarged portion 31 fits the notch 34 to hinge the brace to the ironing board. To prevent relative transverse movement between the block 33 and the brace 28 I preferably arrange a plate 40 upon each side of the 5 holding block 33. One of the plates 4 .0 may be mounted to turn on a pivot 40 so that the brace may be removed from the board.

In order to limit the downward movement of the brace 28 I may provide a flexible member such as a chain or cord 41 such as shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the ironing board may be readily moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the collapsed position shown in Fig. 4. The ironing board, may, when in the position shown in Fig. 4, be moved so that its top is out of the cabinet and may then be lifted so that the lower end thereof clears nuts 51 for holding the hinge member in as sembled position. Upon the hinge member 50 I arrange a sleeve board 52. It will be understood that in assembling the parts the Ushaped member is inserted in the sleeve board before the legs of the U are bent to the position shown in Fig. 3.

The sleeve board 52 is provided with a block 53 arranged intermediate the ends and the sides thereof and a brace member 54 is notched as at 55 (see Fig. 1) to receive the block 58. A pin 56 serves to hingedly mount the brace 54 on the block 53. The lower end of the brace member is preferably beveled or curved as at 57 to engage the front lower face of the transverse member as shown in Fig. 2.

The transverse member 16 is preferably provided with a spring pressed retaining member 58 which normally engages the lower end of the sleeve board 52 as shown in Fig. 5, to hold the sleeve board in inoperative position. To move the sleeve board to operative position it is necessary to merely grasp the 1 upper end thereof and swing the board downwardly about the hinge 50. This action depresses the retaining member 58 and allows the sleeve board to move to normal position.

The cabinet is preferably provided with a spring pressed retaining member 60 which engages the front face of the ironing board to hold the latter in operative position.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided an improved ironing board which can be economically manufactured from a minimum amount of material and that my ironing board is eX tremely rigid and can be readily moved from operative to inoperative position or readily replaced. v

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In an ironing board, a cabinet including side stiles and a back, a transverse member secured adjacent the rear and intermediate the ends of said cabinet, said transverse member having a notch in the lower rear surface thereof, a brace adapted to engage the back of said cabinet, an ironing board pivotally connected to said brace, a cleat on said ironing board adapted to fit within said notch when the ironing boardis in horizontal op- GIil-tlVQPOSltlOIl, a block secured to each stile below andspaced from said transverse member, each of said blocks having an upwardly directed stop portion adjacent the front thereof, said stop port-ion engaging the lower surface of the ironing board, each of said blocks having a recess disposed rearwardly of said stop portion, the bottom of said recesses being shaped to guide the inner end of the ironing board.

'2. In combination with a cabinet, an ironing board, means on the inner end of said ironing board movably engaging with means on said cabinet for holding the ironing board in a horizontal position, a brace member, the lower end of said brace member being adapted to engage said cabinet, said brace member having a notch adjacent its upper end to provide a neck and having an enlarged portion beyond said neck, said ironing board having a holding block on the under surface thereof, said holding block having portions thereon fitting said notch and neck to hold said brace and said ironing board in hinged assembled position, and a flexible member connected to said ironing board and said brace to guide the lower end of said brace to a supporting position.

Tn testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature.

JOHN P. DOMAN. 

